Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1887-10-19
Saved by q Brave Man.


Falls was out driving in the country
one day last week. While coming
back and when about four miles from
the city a heavy wind came up. To
the well-known resident it looked cy-
clonish, and he drove up to the first
house. He went in and fonnd three
or four ladies, who were alone in the
house and somewhat frightened.
"There is no danger, ladies; nc
danger, I assure you. Simply a
straight wind-no cyclone. Keep
cool. BY the way-er-is there a
cellar under the house 7"
Eyes, SIR"
"Um! that is good. No danger,
though, as l said. Pray keep calm
and it will be over directly. Where
where did you say the cellar door
was?"
"Over there in the corner"
"Ah, yes; thanks. This one? Yes
I'll open it-might as well be open as
shut, you know. There will be no
need of going down, however. Simp-
ly little thunder shower accompan-
led by wind"
"We're not very much frightened
"Of course not-that's right-neith'
er am l." Just then the house began
to shake and the limb of tree
scratched against the window. "Don't
be at all alarmed. ladies'; you keer
right still. Good cellar, / suppose 2
he added, peering down.
"Yes."
Here board few off the fence ant
slapped against the side of the house.
"I'm going down moment. ladies
don't be frightened; the house il
safe," and he shot down the stairs
slipped off broken step near the bot
tom and landed in a box of eggs
"Stay right where you are, ladies'" hi
shouted from the cellar; ut is abou
all over"
Just then the wind blew open th'
outside cellar door and an empty bar
rel rolled down.
"Great-oh, nothing, nothing al
all !" howled the man as he leapet
over to the other side of the cellar
"try and be calm, ladies. This wine
will purify The atmosphere. You
arn't scared much, I hope'"
"Oh, no not much"
That's right, keep up your cour.
rage-ladies are usually so easily
frightened. Say" as he tried to dig
the sand, which was blowing in, ou,
of his eyes and stepped in crock o.
butter-"would one Of you mind 60
ing around and shutting that outside
door ?"
"We will when it stops blowing Q
little"
Then an empty box tipped over and
rolled down the stairway, the vino
roarcd louder than ever and there wa.
sharp clap of thunder.
"Be calm, ladies try and be calm
for your own sake! Oh, great heav'
ems, it's going" he groaned, as h,
crouched in one corner in box o.
| glass fruit jars and thought he saw
one corner of the house raise little
"Oh, good Lord, I'm lost-going sure
Keep cool, ladies, there is no danger
For heavens sake, see that corner foI
up! Be calm, ladies' it's simply q
little furry of wind! Oh, I'd give &
thousand dollars to be out of this =
and he dug his feet into the box anG
broke two jars of strawberries. "Try
and bear up, ladies I'll leave this
blasted country! Good gracious
ladies, when are you going to shut
the door? Be calm but shut tha,
door,"
"Mollie has gone out to shut it now
the wind is all over" replied one
of the ladies. "Yes, it's all over,
know" replied the man, as he eau.
tiously came to the front Of the stairs
81 told you that it soon would be-
You see, there was no reason for be-
coming so alarmed. But you ladies
always will" he added, as he came
up and peered out of the window. 81
don't doubt that you would have been
still more scared if ! had not happen
ed along and made you understand
that there was no danger. ."-Dakots
Bell.